Linda
Encyclopedia
Linda may refer to:
- Linda (name)Linda (name)Linda is a female given name.*The name might be derived from the same root as the linden tree, from Germanic lind meaning "soft, tender" ultimately from a Celtic root...
, a female given name (including a list of people with this as their given name) - Linda (singer) (born 1975), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer
- "Linda" (1946 song)Linda (1946 song)"Linda" is a popular song. It was written by Jack Lawrence, and published in 1946.The song was actually written in 1942 when Lawrence was in the service during World War II, taking its name from the then one-year-old daughter of his attorney, Lee Eastman...
, a popular song written by Jack Lawrence - Linda (Linda George album), 1974
- Linda (Miguel Bosé album)Linda (Miguel Bosé album)Linda is an album By Latin Grammy-winning Spanish musician and actor, Miguel Bosé, It was released in 1978.-Track listing:# "Linda"# "Mi Libertad"# "Pequeño Amor"# "Luna Park"# "Que Viva El Gran Amor"# "Eres Todo Para Mí"...
, 1978 - Linda (Estonian mythology)Linda (Estonian mythology)In the Estonian mythology and Kreutzwald's epic "Kalevipoeg", Linda was the mother of Kalevipoeg and the wife of Kalev.She has given the name to several Estonian locations, including the Lindakivi in Lake Ülemiste...
, the mother of Kalevipoeg and the wife of Kalev
Places
- Linda, CaliforniaLinda, CaliforniaLinda is a census-designated place in Yuba County, California, United States. The population was 17,773 at the 2010 census, up from 13,474 at the 2000 census...
, a census-designated place in Yuba County, California - Linda, TasmaniaLinda, TasmaniaLinda was a mining town in the Linda Valley in the West Coast Range of Tasmania, Australia. It was the town supporting the North Mount Lyell mine...
, a town near Mount Lyell and adjacent to the town of Gormanston, Tasmania
Meteorology
- Tropical Storm Linda (1985)1985 Pacific hurricane seasonThe 1985 Pacific hurricane season was an event in tropical cyclone meteorology. It officially started on May 15, 1985 in the eastern Pacific, and on June 1, 1985 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1985...
, an event in tropical cyclone meteorology - Hurricane Linda (1991)1991 Pacific hurricane seasonThe 1991 Pacific hurricane season was an event in tropical cyclone meteorology. The worst storm this year was Tropical Depression Five-E, which killed one person in Mexico. Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Ignacio injured forty people in Mexico, and Hurricane Fefa caused flooding in Hawaii...
, an event in tropical cyclone meteorology - Hurricane Linda (1995)1995 Pacific hurricane seasonThe 1995 Pacific hurricane season was the least active Pacific hurricane season since 1979. Of the eleven tropical cyclones that formed during the season, four affected land, with the most notable storm of the season being Hurricane Ismael, which killed at least 116 people in Mexico...
, the least active Pacific hurricane season since 1979 - Typhoon Linda (1997)1997 Pacific typhoon seasonThe 1997 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1997, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern...
, has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1997, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November - Hurricane Linda (1997)Hurricane Linda (1997)Hurricane Linda was the strongest eastern Pacific hurricane on record. Forming from a tropical wave on September 9, 1997, Linda steadily intensified and reached hurricane status within 36 hours of developing. It rapidly intensified, reaching winds of and an estimated central pressure...
, A powerful Category 5 hurricane, the most intense East Pacific hurricane - Hurricane Linda (2003)2003 Pacific hurricane seasonThe 2003 Pacific hurricane season produced an unusually large number of tropical cyclones which affected Mexico. The most notable cyclones the year were Hurricanes Ignacio and Marty, which killed 2 and 12 people in Mexico, respectively, and were collectively responsible for about...
, produced an unusually large number of tropical cyclones which affected Mexico
Science and technology
- Linda (coordination language)Linda (coordination language)In computer science, Linda is a model of coordination and communication among several parallel processes operating upon objects stored in and retrieved from shared, virtual, associative memory...
, a coordination programming language initially developed by David Gelernter and Nicolas Carriero
Fiction
- Linda (film)Linda (film)Linda is a 1960 British teen film drama, directed by Don Sharp and starring Carol White and Alan Rothwell. The film was shot on location in South London and Brighton, and played in cinemas as the support feature to Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. The film was featured as an episode of Cinema...
, a 1960 film - Linda (1993 TV film), a 1993 TV film, starring Richard ThomasRichard Thomas (actor)Richard Earl Thomas is an American actor, best known for his role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama The Waltons.- Early life :Thomas was born Richard Earl Thomas in New York,...
, Virginia MadsenVirginia MadsenVirginia Madsen is an American actress and documentary film producer. She came to fame during the 1980s, having appeared in several films aimed at a teenage audience... - "Linda", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1972 book Seventh HeavenSeventh Heaven (book)Seventh Heaven is a poetry collection by Patti Smith, published in 1972.- Contents :# "Seventh Heaven"# "Sally"# "Jeanne Darc"# "Renee Falconetti"# "A Fire of Unknown Origin"# "Edie Sedgwick"# "Crystal"# "Marianne Faithfull"# "Girl Trouble"...
- LINDA, the London Investigation 'N' Detective Agency, seen in the Doctor Who episode "Love & MonstersLove & Monsters"Love & Monsters" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. In this episode, an ordinary man named Elton Pope becomes obsessed with a man called the Doctor and his strange blue box, and joins a group of like-minded people in hopes of finding him...
" - Linda (Sesame Street)Linda (Sesame Street)Linda, played by Linda Bove was one of the most innovative characters on the children's program Sesame Street. She was the first deaf regular in a television series...
, a character on the children's program Sesame Street